Overboard
Comedy, Romance
MGM / UA  (1987) 106 mins PG

6.2 (11,193 votes)
It's the craziest mix-up ever! Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell dazzle the screen in this buoyant and screwball comedy of memory-making and memory faking. One of Hollywood's most dynamic screen pairs, Hawn and Russell make the most of every hilarious situation in this delightful riches to rags romance that's perfect entertainment for anyone who appreciates a great practical joke.

Hawn is Joanna Stayton, the pampered wife of a pretentious, yacht-owning socialite. When their boat gets stuck for repairs, Joanna employs carpenter Dean Proffitt (Russell) to improve her closet space. But when Dean asks to be paid, he's blatantly turned down by the 'nothing is ever good enough for me' Joanna. So when Joanna falls overboard and gets a bad case of amnesia, Dean takes advantage of the situation and, in a stroke of retributive genius, tells her that she's his wife and the mother of his fo...

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Cast and Crew
Goldie Hawn  ......  Joanna Stayton / Annie Proffitt
Kurt Russell  ......  Dean Proffitt
Edward Herrmann  ......  Grant Stayton III
Katherine Helmond  ......  Edith Mintz
Mike Hagerty  ......  Billy Pratt (as Michael Hagerty)
Roddy McDowall  ......  Andrew
Director  .....  Garry Marshall
Producer  .....  Alexandra Rose; Anthea Sylbert
Writer  .....  Leslie Dixon
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: After Annie/Joanna returns to the yacht with Grant and then decides she wants to go back to Oregon, she has the boat turned around to head back up the coast. Grant notices that "the boat's been turned around" when he sees land outside the port-side (left) window. If this were true, however, the land would be on the starboard (right) side of the yacht. (more)

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Garry Marshall]Drummer. (more)

Filming Locations:
Fort Bragg, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt: Try to understand,Grant, I don't love you anymore.
Grant Stayton: What's love got to do with marriage?
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Awards:
2 nominations (more)